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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: REDACTED on October 22, 2014, 07:38:36 PM

Title: Unhappy User
Post by: REDACTED on October 22, 2014, 07:38:36 PM

I Want To Delete Avast! but it wont let me im tired of having a bunch of viruses and i want to reinstall windows defender but avast will not allow me to delete it it has so many roots in my harddrive its like a plague help me please.  :(

Title: Re: Unhappy User
Post by: Charyb-0 on October 22, 2014, 07:42:42 PM

Download the uninstall utility from here. Open the utility and select OK or Yes all the way through the process.

http://www.avast.com/en-us/uninstall-utility (http://www.avast.com/en-us/uninstall-utility)

Title: Re: Unhappy User
Post by: DavidR on October 22, 2014, 07:44:02 PM

How are you trying to delete avast ?

It should be able to be removed in the normal control panel - Add Remove Programs or Programs & Features, like any normal program. Have you tried that, if so what happened ?

Why won't it allow you to do it, e.g. what error messages are displayed ?

Title: Re: Unhappy User
Post by: Charyb-0 on October 22, 2014, 07:53:27 PM

If, as you say, there are that many viruses and rootkits, etc., The first thing I would do is create a topic in the viruses and worms section and follow the instructions given in the following topic.


https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=53253.0 (https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=53253.0)